Lydney, Gloucestershire Weather
About Lydney, Gloucestershire
Lydney commands the transition where the Severn’s tidal waters meet the encroaching shadows of the ancient woodland. It lies 5.9 miles south-east of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 141°T, OS grid SO 634 032), and is situated north-east of Aylburton village. The iron-rich earth beneath the soil once fed furnaces that stoked the industrial fires of a nation, leaving behind a legacy of coal and heavy metal production. Today, the economy pivots toward lighter enterprise and the quiet service of those who dwell in the shadow of the Dean. The light here often catches the metallic glint of the railway lines, a stark contrast to the verdant slopes of Red Hill rising in the west.
Bathurst Park offers a quiet expanse of green where the air feels lighter and the local pace slows to match the turning of the seasons. Visitors often wander toward the Dean Forest Railway Museum to catch the rhythmic chuff of steam engines that carry the memory of a mechanical age into the present. The historic Village Cross at Lydney stands as a silent witness to the centuries, its stone weathered by the salt-heavy winds that blow up from the estuary. One might encounter the occasional local athlete finding their stride on the paths, or hear the echoes of the past lingering near the old harbour walls. These spaces remain the heart of a place where the landscape dictates the temperament of the people.
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About This Lydney, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lydney includes coordinates 51.726352, -2.531209, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Lydney is available on the Lydney map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Gloucestershire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.